Little Douzi grinned from ear to ear, his eyes crinkling. He took the snack and held it up to Lin Lan's mouth. "Mommy, you eat."
"What a good boy." Lin Lan took a gentle bite. "It's so soft and sweet. Delicious!"
Little Douzi took a tiny bite himself. "Mommy and Douzi share one, and we'll save one for Great-Granny."
"Such a good boy!" Lin Lan agreed with a smile. She watched for a moment and noticed the woman's business was surprisingly good; she'd already made a few sales in a short time.
Lin Lan scanned her surroundings. 'This really is a good spot to sell things,' she thought. 'It's a crossroads, so even if the patrols with the red armbands show up, it's easy to get away.'
The mother and son passed through the woods and walked down an alley, where they saw several rows of two-story dormitory buildings. Their walls were also covered in large, red-character slogans.
Beyond the alleyway were more rows of small courtyards, their walls similarly covered in slogans.
